An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
Projects & Practice

A young farmer invested in precision farming through the acquisition of a new sprayer; combining cost savings and environmental protection.

The largest inter-territorial cooperation project in Finland for 2014-2020, aims to promote cultural heritage as a vehicle for tourism development.

Using digital technologies to re-establish the connection between young people and forests.

The Finnish Natural Resources Institute used EAFRD funding to develop the production of mushrooms for food and medicine to give forest owners an alternative income source.

A Finnish NGO used EAFRD funds to develop a network of nature-based service providers and activities to support their development such as study trips and work groups.

Three Finnish artists used EAFRD funding to transform a remote former school in rural Finland into a residence for international artists, now the largest in all Scandinavia.

A feasibility study was launched in order to set the foundations for turning an ancient crater lake into a driver for local development.

A young entrepreneur diversified his farm by setting up an agricultural day care centre.

LEADER funding supported the diversification of a family farm into a leisure business offering a professional golf court and a bistro with local products.